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Carnival cancels two more cruisesParadise woes hurt earningsCYNTHIA CORZO ccorzo@herald.com
Carnival Corp. has canceled two more cruises on the crippled Paradise liner because of a malfunction in one of the ship's propulsion units -- a breakdown that will hurt the company's earnings.
Carnival estimated Wednesday that third-quarter earnings will be down three cents a share because Paradise will be out of service for at least four cruises. Analysts had estimated that Carnival's earnings for the third quarter would be 68 cents per share.
The ship, which is headed this week to a Newport News, Va., shipyard for repairs, will not be available for cruises on July 30 or Aug. 6. Passengers with reservations for those dates will be given a full refund, plus a 50 percent discount on a future three- to seven-day Carnival cruise.
The Azipod propulsion units -- electrical motors with propellers attached -- on the Paradise were damaged Sunday shortly after the ship sailed from Miami for a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise. The ship immediately returned to port.
These units differ from standard propulsion devices because they rotate 360 degrees. They make ships easier to maneuver, increase fuel efficiency, take up less space and make less noise.
It was still unclear Wednesday what happened to the Paradise's starboard Azipod unit, but a preliminary diagnosis pointed to a damaged seal that let sea water enter the propulsion device and damaged it, Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said.
``It's a very complicated problem,'' de la Cruz said. ``We are waiting for parts to arrive from Europe.''
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Terry Donegan
Debbie
you can keep track thru Carnival's website under Press Releases. It tells of a couple of cancellations at this point.
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Paddy.
The Aurora was an entirely diferent matter - believe they did what was right in those circumstances.
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